Senator, Nebraska State Legislature, District 12, 2023-Present

Senator, Nebraska State Legislature, 2014-2019

Member, Agriculture Committee

Chair, Business and Labor Committee

Member, Executive Board of the Legislative Council

Member, Health and Human Services Committee

Member, Reference Committee

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Nebraska State Legislature

Former Member, General Affairs Committee, Nebraska State Legislature

Former Chair, Health and Human Services Committee, Nebraska State Legislature

Former Member, Urban Affairs Committee, Nebraska State Legislature

Interim Consultant, B.E Smith, 2009-present

Advisor, Spectrum Health, 2009-present

Former Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Bergan Mercy Hospital

Senior Associate Dean, Crieghton University, 2000-2008

Served, Balboa Naval Hospital, United States Navy Hospital Corps, 1960-1963

Member, Mid-America Council, Boy Scouts, present

Member, Nebraska Weslyan University President's Board, present

Member, Ralston Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, Ralston Schools Board of Education, present

Member, United Way of the Midlands, present

President, Bergan Mercy Hospital

Member, Board of Directors, Omaha Symphony, 2001-03

President, Children's Physicians, Bergan Mercy Hospital

Member, National Rifle Association.

Member, President's Advisory Board, Nebraska Wesleyan University

Member, Ralston American Legion Post Number 373

Troop Leader, Ralston Boy Scouts

Member, Chair, Board of Directors, Outlook Nebraska Incorporated, 2010-2012

Member, Health Policy Alumni Board of Directors, University of Iowa, 1986-1990, 2005-2009

Former Member, Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives, 1970-2008

Former Member, Medical Group Management Association, 1994-2008

Founder, Former President, Member, Nebraska Wesleyan University Omaha Club, 2002

Member, Pediatric Provider Executive Council, Child Health Corporation of America, 1994-1998

Chair, National Association of Children’s Health Related Institutions (NACHRI) Strategic Financial Planning Committee, 1992-1996

Member, National Council of Trustees, Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, 1990-1992

Member, Board of Directors, Children’s Square U.S.A, 1985-1989

Member, Board of Directors, Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce, 1985-1989

Chair, Council Bluffs United Way Campaign, 1988

Member, Board of Directors, Mid-America Boy Scout Council, 1983-1985

Member, First United Methodist Church, 1979-1985

Member, Golden Eagle District, Boy Scouts of America, 1982-1985

Awards:

Friend of Nebraska Wesleyan University Alumni Award, 2008.

Number of Grandchildren:

2